A Day in the Life of a Graphic Designer

The dream of a graphic designer is to create meaningful designs that communicate on a visual, intellectual and emotional level. It is the joy of being creative and having someone pay you to do it. But the reality of that dream is that it often comes with the heavy price on the creative soul. There are endless meetings, client revisions, committee-mandated direction, project managers who are frustrated art directors, long hours and often little recognition. These are the daily and universal struggles of a graphic designer and this striking infographic by We Are Amerikan Made details exactly why making a living in the creative fields isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.

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